kiddie

See also: Kiddie

English

Alternative forms

• kiddy

Etymology

From kid +‎ -ie.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɪdi/
  • (US, Canada) IPA^(key): [ˈkʰɪɾi]
  • (New Zealand) IPA^(key): [ˈkʰɘɾiː]
• Rhymes: -ɪdi
• Homophone: kitty (US, Canada, New Zealand)

• Audio (US):

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Noun

kiddie (plural kiddies)

1. (slang, often attributive) A child.

   The kiddie pool was shallow so the children would be safe, which meant it was much warmer than the adult pool.

   C. S. Lewis first made kiddie lit a respectable field of study.

   • 1944, H. Lorna Bingham, Tuckonie's Warrior Friend, page 9, column 2:

     Some days later, Dan, Gulunna, and the two kiddies fell in with another tribe which was ruled by Chief Bulla.

Synonyms

• See also Thesaurus:child.

Derived terms

• kiddie car
• kiddie cocktail
• kiddie fiddler
• kiddie flick
• kiddie pool
• kiddie porn
• kiddie ride
• kiddie table
• script kiddie

 

Translations

a child (hypocorism)

• German: Kleinchen n, Kindchen (de) n, Kiddie (de) n
• Greek: παιδί (el) n (paidí), παιδάκι (el) n (paidáki), πιτσιρίκι (el) n (pitsiríki)
• Volapük: cilül

child (hypocorism, as modifier)

• Volapük: cilülik